Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) describe the requirements for manufacturing drug product in each country or region and cover areas such as facility design and sanitation, product testing, product identification, equipment, packaging, warehousing and distribution, and recordkeeping. These requirements include the required education, training and experience for employees whose activities affect the quality of drug products. Among those educational requirements are a course in Introductory GMP upon employment at a pharmaceutical company, and annual refresher GMP training.

Why should you attend:

The laws that govern Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) are a cornerstone of pharmaceutical production. Still, many companies fall short of the requirements that are written into US, UK, European and other laws, which can have disastrous consequences for patient health and a company's reputation, not to mention the resultant losses in revenue due to fines, declining sales and withdrawal of products from the market. It is expected that all employees who are involved in pharmaceutical production will attend GMP-related training on a regular basis.

Areas Covered

• Food and drug oversight
• Pivotal events that shaped laws in US and scope of FDA actions
• GMP vs. cGMP
• Consequences of noncompliance
• Building a culture of compliance
• Emphasis on education and decision-making
• Training, memory retention, and accountability
• Avoiding over-reliance on metrics
• Recent trends in GMP enforcement and lessons learned